Michigan-based Kellogg Co. said Tuesday that it plans to shutter a Charlotte snack factory as part of a plan to cut costs. The Kellogg plant will close by the end of 2014, a company official said in a statement, and about 195 jobs will be cut. Kellogg’s Charlotte plant is on Louise Avenue, just east of uptown. Workers there produce cookies including Famous Amos, Austin Sandwich Creme and Iced Animals. “As with any project that impacts people, these are difficult decisions,” CEO John Bryant said in a statement. “We are very mindful of the impact these changes will have –...
